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THE FIRST BOOK OF<br/>
<span class=large>SAMUEL</span><br/> OTHERWISE CALLED<br/> THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS
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CHAPTER 4
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Israelites smitten and defeated by Philistines, who also capture the ark of God—Eli’s sons slain; he dies in an accident; and his daughter-in-law dies in childbirth.
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And</span> the word of Samuel came to all Israel.  Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 5: 1; 1 Sam. 7: 12.">Eben</a>-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/4/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="Josh. 12: 18.">Aphek</a>.
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And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
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&#182; And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> smitten us to day before the Philistines?  Let us fetch the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Ark of the Covenant.">ark</a> of the covenant of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
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So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> of hosts, which dwelleth <i>between</i> the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/4a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Cherubim.">cherubims</a>: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, <i>were</i> there with the ark of the covenant of God.
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And when the ark of the covenant of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
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And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What <i>meaneth</i> the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?  And they understood that the ark of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> was come into the camp.
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And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp.  And they said, Woe unto us!  for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
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Woe unto us!  who shall deliver us out of the hand of these <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 7: 11 (10-12).">mighty</a> Gods?  these <i>are</i> the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
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Be strong, and <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/9a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR be men.">quit</a> yourselves like <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/4/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="2 Sam. 10: 12; Isa. 46: 8; 1 Cor. 16: 13; 2 Ne. 1: 21.">men</a>, O ye Philistines, that ye be not <sup>c</sup><a href="1_sam/4/9c" mark="c" type="A" title="Judg. 13: 1.">servants</a> unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
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&#182; And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
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And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 2: 34 (31-34).">slain</a>.
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&#182; And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="Josh. 7: 6.">rent</a>, and with earth upon his head.
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And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God.  And when the man came into the city, and told <i>it,</i> all the city cried out.
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And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What <i>meaneth</i> the noise of this tumult?  And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
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Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 3: 2.">eyes</a> were dim, that he could not see.
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And the man said unto Eli, I <i>am</i> he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army.  And he said, What is there done, my son?
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And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
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And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 1: 9.">seat</a> backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy.  And he had judged Israel forty years.
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&#182; And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, <i>near</i> to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
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And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son.  But she answered not, neither did she regard <i>it.</i>
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And she named the child <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/4/21a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE Where is the glory?.">I-chabod</a>, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
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And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
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